The Racism Heard Round the World

On race relations, the United States has slipped into the same category as Burundi and Iraq.
After the violence in Charlottesville earlier this month — and the outrage generated by President Trump’s response — the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issued an “early warning.”
As the chair of the committee, Anastasia Crickley, put it: “We are alarmed... read more

Regime Change in Washington?

The most aggressive nationalist in Donald Trump’s administration has been kicked to the sidelines.
Steve Bannon, who served as Trump’s chief strategist, left the White House in mid-August after giving a candid interview to a liberal U.S. magazine. After a career of outrageous statements, Bannon finally said something in this interview that was completely unacceptable in Washington, DC, and... read more

Trump and the Geopolitics of Crazy

The United States has beaten its head against the wall of North Korea for more than 70 years, and that wall has changed little indeed as a result. The United States, meanwhile, has suffered one headache after another.
Over the last several weeks, the head banging has intensified. North Korea has tested a couple of possible intercontinental ballistic missiles. In response, Donald Trump... read more

Mulligan in Afghanistan

Donald Trump loves to play golf.
So far, he has teed off twice as many times as Barack Obama had at the same point in his term. Indeed, Trump has spent as much as 20 percent of his presidency at various golf clubs. This despite the criticism Trump leveled against Obama for playing golf too much and his promiseto stay away from the links if he became president. On the other hand, given the... read more

The Racism Heard Round the World
On race relations, the United States has slipped into the same category as...

Regime Change in Washington?
The most aggressive nationalist in Donald Trump’s administration has been...

Trump and the Geopolitics of Crazy
The United States has beaten its head against the wall of North Korea for more...

Mulligan in Afghanistan
Donald Trump loves to play golf.
So far, he has teed off twice as many...

John Feffer is the author of Splinterlands. He is the director of Foreign Policy In Focus, and the author of several books and numerous articles as well as a half dozen one-man shows.